METEOR 2-6, 11962
Orbit data source: Space-Track
METEOR 2-6, 11962 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Tue, 09 Sep 1980 UTC via a VOSTOK 8A92M launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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METEOR 2-6 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 20 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | VNIIEM |
| Mission | Civil Weather |
| Bus & Motor | METEOR-2, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~1,500 kg wet, ~1,500 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Cyl + 2 Pan, 4.5 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 5.718 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 20 hours ago
0 METEOR 2-6
1 11962U 80073A 24360.66957145 .00000257 00000-0 13573-3 0 9991
2 11962 81.2226 256.2098 0034875 223.9256 135.9142 14.10994941278992Epoch: 2024-12-25T16:04Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-25T16:04:10.973Z)
| Latitude | -0.00004° |
| Longitude | -79.49592° |
| Altitude | 877.037 km |
| Speed | 7.404 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 17h 04m 50s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -71.2094° |
| Longitude | 126.52749° |
| Altitude | 860.861 km |
| Speed | 7.432 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 01h 13m 56s |
| Apparent Declination | -67° 16' 13" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 11:20:39 |
| Azimuth | 200.543° SSW |
| Elevation | -58.508° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 878.362 km |
| Perigee altitude | 827.924 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,231.28 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0034875 |
| Inclination | 81.2226° |
| RAAN | 256.2098° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 223.9256° |
| True anomaly | 136.19137° |
| Mean anomaly | 135.9142° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 136.05287° |
| Mean motion | 3.52956 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00013573 |
| Orbital period | 102 mins |
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METEOR 2-6 Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 10 mins | 2024-12-26 17:42:13.040Z | 172.209° S | 2024-12-26 17:47:13.040Z | 97.62° ESE | 40.967° | 2024-12-26 17:52:13.040Z | 18.296° NNE |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-26 19:28:13.040Z | 261.969° W | 2024-12-26 19:31:13.040Z | 298.836° NW | 17.314° | 2024-12-26 19:34:13.040Z | 332.039° NNW |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-27 04:24:13.040Z | 13.006° NNE | 2024-12-27 04:28:13.040Z | 85.383° E | 33.812° | 2024-12-27 04:32:13.040Z | 142.104° SSE |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-27 06:08:13.040Z | 305.783° NW | 2024-12-27 06:10:13.040Z | 278.036° WNW | 21.468° | 2024-12-27 06:14:13.040Z | 226.432° WSW |
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